I am back! Once again i'm sorry about the lack of updates :(...oh well i am going to be busting them out pretty fast once summer comes :p ! To the story!
Chapter 10-
The first words that came out of my mouth were "Oh my gods!" and I ran for the exit pushing past Apollo. I had to run to….Where? I couldn't go inside well I had to- BAM! I ran into something, or someone rather.
"Hey! Watch where you are going!" I snarled. The girl I had knocked down straightened up and glowered at me.
"Excuse me? Why you-" then she paused and her eyes widened slightly.
"Hera?" she asked sounding stunned. The man next to her peered at me then bowed.
"Wow." he said "Wasn't expecting that one." I slowly began to recognize the couple.
"Perseus Jackson" I said "Annabeth Chase" then a little boy appeared.
"AND ME!" he yelled "The mightiest one of them all!" Perseus rolled his eyes.
"Slow down there mighty midget." the boy froze and turned towards him.
"Daddy! I am not a mighty midget!" he said "I'm a man!" Annabeth laughed and picked the boy up and threw him in the air.
"What?" she asked "You're not my little baby anymore?" The boy considered.
"Ok Mommy." he said reasonably "I'll be your baby at bedtime ok?" Perseus laughed and turned back to me.
"So this is certainly a surprise. It is not everyday we run into a moody goddess" I scowled at him.
"Watch it Jackson" I warned. The little boy looked at me. He had Perseus's eyes and hair. But his face was all Annabeth's.
"My last name is Jackson" he informed me. "So is my big sister's." I couldn't help but smile at him. He was such a darling!
"And what is your name?" I asked.
"Luke" he said rather shyly. "Luke Charles Jackson" I looked at Annabeth who turned away, not meeting my gaze.
"That's a very nice name" I told him. "Is your sister names Marine?" his eyes shot open.
"Yes!" he said excitedly. "Marine Silena Jackson! Do you know her?" I shook my head
"I've heard a lot about her though" Annabeth and Perseus shared a look of confusion. I ignored this.
"How old are you?" The boy seemed to be jumping now with excitement.
"Five and three quarters" he told me proudly "So that means I am basically six." I smiled. He clearly got his mother's brains. Annabeth cleared her throat loudly and pulled Luke away from my view.
"We should get going…" she told me. I scoffed.
"I'm not going to hurt him if that is what you are thinking." For a second her eyes blazed with anger.
"I-" she began but then she stopped abruptly and her eyes went between me and Perseus.
"No." she said. Oh, great she couldn't possibly be thinking…?
"You are not taking him!" Yep, she was.
"I am not going to take your husband Annabeth. That was only a one time thing." (A/N Clarification- She's talking about the whole Son of Neptune thing)she relented but I noticed that she was still tense and her hand was on her knife. I was thinking of leaving to figure out a plan to help Adara when another one came to me.
"I have a very important question" I said slowly. Perseus looked at me warily.
"Yes?" he asked.
"Can you get inside the camp borders still?" they both nodded.
"Good. Then go inside the camp and see if a girl named Adara is there. If she is make sure she does not leave for her quest got it?" Annabeth sighed.
"Hera, I know you don't like half-bloods but-"
"No!" I yelled cutting her off. "I am trying to protect her! Zeus will hurt her I am sure of it!"
"Why do you care?" Great. I gave them the outline of the story while ignoring there stunned faces. Finally when I was done they said that they would Iris message Chiron. Perseus summoned some water and soon Chiron appeared.
"Why hello you two! I haven't seen you in ages! How is little Luke doing?" Luke jumped up and yelled
"I'm here! And guess what? I am almost six" I smiled at him but then gave Annabeth a look that told her to keep going.
"Chiron, is a girl named Adara at the camp right now?" Chiron shook his head.
"No she just left with a bunch of her friends for her quest….You should her prophecy."
"Why? What was it?" Perseus asked.
"I can't recall the specifics because I wasn't there but something about the King falling? I would keep an eye out for anything out of place I were you." the King falling? Would that mean Zeus? No. That was too simple for a prophecy. There was a king of many things. Poseidon was the king of the seas, Hades was the king of the underworld, the prophecy could have mean them. But that was still very serious for a god to fall…
"A King falling?" Annabeth asked looking alarmed "That's…Impossible." Chiron shook his head.
"As impossible as Luke betraying us and turning into Kronos?" Ouch. That was a bit harsh. Annabeth flinched back and Perseus shot a death glare at Chiron.
"I'm not Kronos!" little Luke said "And I would never, ever betray you Mommy"
"I know sweetie" she said, though her voice sounded a little weak. "Chiron, do you know exactly where Adara went?"
"To Olympus. Zeus needed to speak to her about the quest."
"What is it about?" Perseus inquired. Chiron shrugged.
"I have no idea." he said. I bit my lip. I just had to get to Olympus. Yet there was too many mortals here! If I revealed my true form… Ugh! Perseus gave me a bit of a sympathetic look.
"Thanks Chiron we have to go" he said and then swiped away the message. He turned to me and said. "I'm only going to help you because it sounds like this Adara kid means a lot to you." I resisted the urge to sneer. What could he do? Then he turned and ran up the street.
"WHAT IS THAT!" he yelled at the top of his lungs. Annabeth snickered. Poor Perseus. His dignity must be lost, but his plan worked. All the mortals looked the way he was pointing and Annabeth turned away with Luke. I immediately transported myself to Olympus. I saw Adara kneeling at Zeus's feet. She had grown a little taller. Her hair was longer and more unruly than ever. She turned and saw me and her eyes popped open.
"MOM!" she yelled and launched herself at me. I took a step back trying to steady myself from the force put behind her hug.
"Hello Dear" I said fondly and grabbed her face gently to get a good look at her. Other than a few cuts and bruises she looked fine. I turned to Zeus and let my face grow cold.
"What were you going to them Zeus?" I asked glancing at the two other children shuffling awkwardly in the corner.
"I have just given them their quest wife." he said. I tensed up.
"I do not know who you are speaking to but there is no 'wife' in this room." I replied. I saw him clench his teeth.
"Would you be so kind as to let these half-bloods stay in our- I mean your home?" I cocked my head.
"Isn't that kind of against the rules? You know the ones you made up?" Thundered roared through the room. Adara clung to me a bit tighter.
"I am king. I do what I want."
"Which is why there have been so many wars and problems." I responded. "Yes they may stay with me." I turned and gestured for the three kids to follow me without even waiting for Zeus's reaction. I quickly got into my chariot chauffeuring the others inside before the storm could start.
"Mother, where are we going to stay?" Adara asked. I chuckled.
"A place I'm sure you know" I answered and together we flew. I got a good look at the kids Adara took with her. The girl was obviously Marine. The boy looked like this Augestin. I study him closer. Her description was very accurate. Dark chestnut hair hung in his eyes which were also dark, almost black. There would be a hint of an almost orange color in them. They were warm and inviting though, and I was briefly reminded of Hestia. He was very large this boy, and strong by the looks of it. I wasn't sure about this boy yet…I would have to speak to him later.
"We're here." I said and Adara gasped. It was her old home. I had moved in there after my separation with Zeus. I pushed aside the bushes and touched it. As usual, it glowed and opened.
"Cool" Marine muttered while Augustin was looking at the door critically, probably trying to figure out how it worked.
We all walked in. It hadn't changed much. I wanted to keep it just how Adara had it when she lived there. I had even went as far as getting new clothes, books, and CDs, to make it look like she could be coming home any moment. Call me obsessed but it made me feel better.
"Wow, this place is nice" Marine commented. She looked at me and asked "Um, is it ok to touch everything?" I smiled and nodded.
"Why don't you three make yourself at home while I bake some cookies." Augustin's face lit up.
"Cookies? Really? Oh my gods you're my new best friend!" Adara giggled and he flashed her a quick smile. "You've been holding out on us princess?" he asked nudging her.
"Oh, shut up" she said blushing. He chuckled and went over to one of the bedrooms along with Marine. I went into the kitchen and started baking the cookies.
"So…" Adara said following me into the kitchen. "You and Zeus aren't together anymore."
"Where did you hear that?" I said sharply. For a moment a look of panic filled her face but she quickly covered it up.
"Oh, well I just assumed by the way things were back there…" I relaxed. Zeus hadn't tried to persuade her to join his cause.
"Well honey, a millennia is a very long time to be married to someone. Especially someone whom you don't particularly like." From the corner of my eye I saw her chew hesitantly on her lower lip.
"Why don't you like him?" She asked cautiously. I gave her a sidelong look and shrugged.
"Your too young to understand, besides I'm rather tired of talking about this."
"But he doesn't seem like such a bad guy." My head snapped towards her.
"I thought that you didn't like him." I said venomously. She shrank back slightly
"I don't. I'm just saying." This made no sense to what so ever but I decided to let it drop.
BAM! I jumped at sound of three loud bangs followed by screams. I quickly ran to the nearest bedroom and saw Augustin and Marine standing with their backs against the wall staring at three children lying on the ground.
The one was a boy. He had mused brown hair with bright green eyes and an evil expression that looked like a neon sign yelling TROUBLE! The girl was pretty. A slim figure, graceful neck, and a cloud of dark, majestic brown hair. Her eyes fluttered to be revealed as a startling gold color. The final girl was a sturdily built blonde with lovely ever changing eyes.
"What" I asked "Is this?" The boy got up and gave a rather nasty look at Augustin.
"I'm Charles" he said extending a hand out to me "Son of Travis and Katie Stoll" The blonde got up and spoke.
"Phoenix Grace. Daughter of Jason and Piper Grace" Wait. My Jason? Hm. Interesting.
"Maya Homestead daughter of Aphrodite." Ah I figured that much.
"What- How did you get in here?" I asked. Charles chuckled.
"Chiron transported us here after Adara called saying she needed more help for her quest." He then smiled warmly at Adara.
"What is this quest even about anyway?" I said starting to get irritated.
"Oh, you don't know?" Maya asked "It's about-" she was cut off by Adara covering her mouth.
"Sorry. Top secret information. If I told you I would probably be sent to Hades." I frowned. How come I wasn't aloud to know?
"Well…Ok" I said unsurely. We all sat there in awkward silence for a moment. Then Charles cleared his throat.
"So…um…. You and Zeus aren't together anymore?" I threw my hands u in exasperation.
"How do you know?" He looked at Adara and she sighed.
"Well….Word is starting to get out" she told me "Are you sure you want to do this? I mean after all you've been through together you're just going to-"
"Are you kidding me?" I said cutting her off. "You're siding with him?" Just saying the words made my heart feel cold. My shoulders slumped.
"You're on his side?" I whispered. Her eyes filled with tears.
"No! Well….I mean, I don't think you can just divorce I-" I held up my hand to stop her.
"I can not believe I am hearing this! I mean…" my voice trailed off loss for words.
"I understand." I said quietly "He's your father. You think he's the greatest person in the world now. I should have known better." With that I placed down the cookies I had been holding in my hands on the bedside table and left the room.
How could he? Zeus had stolen my daughter away from me! I knew there was a reason he wanted her alone! He had stolen her from me! Anger washed over me stronger than it ever has before. I took a deep breath and pulled out a dramha shakily. I turned on the shower and mumbled "Oh Iris accept my offering." A glimmer appeared "Nemesis, Mount Olympus." Soon an image was appearing. A woman bent over a cauldron. Her hair was blacker than night and one eye pure gold and the other silver. She saw me and smiled.
"Hera" she said her voice full of warmth "What can I do for you today?" My voice sounded low and hard when I spoke.
"I need revenge on Zeus" I growled. Her face broke into an all out grin. She pulled a small bottle rattling with electricity from her robes.
"I thought you never ask" she said.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I HAVE DONE ANOTHER CHAPTER! Ok, so the next chapter will have some explaining plus some a pretty epic ending if i do say so myself :D Sooooo please review!
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